SHELLING Keewaydin Island at negative low tide!

Welcome back to my channel! I have been meaning to post this video for a long time and I hope you all enjoy.
Back in January, I took a trip to the West coast of Florida and was so excited to book a shelling tour with Captain Jason of Everwater Charters and Tours. He personally took my boyfriend and me out to Keewaydin Island for a morning of awesome shelling. This was something I will never forget. I highly recommend Captain Jason due to his extensive knowledge of the sea life and his engaging personality. You would love to do a shelling tour with him!
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  • @edithmarielilly-quimby6470
    @edithmarielilly-quimby647026 күн бұрын

    I live in Maine. I love watching shelling videos. Tiny shells are my favorite. They take up less space in my home. I also collect small colorful stones. Small drift wood and sea glass. Thank you for sharing your videos.

  • @FloridaBeachWalks
    @FloridaBeachWalksАй бұрын

    Wow, what a beautiful trip! Such a beautiful Island. LOVE ALL the Alphabet Cones you found-the chocolate ones were yummy! Such fun finds. That albino nutmeg was great!. Happy shelling-I love your hands!! ( 2:26, 12:46 & 21:40 “The Atlantic Giant Cockle” Dinocardium robustum)

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching!! 😊 and for the help!

  • @dianesalvato3078
    @dianesalvato3078Ай бұрын

    Keewaydin is a great place to find alphabet cones, horse conchs and murexes. Just a side note- the shells you called prickly cockles are really Atlantic giant cockles. The “hoof” shell you found is a slippersnail. Welcome to my side of Florida!

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Diane!! I always appreciate the help

  • @jodigraham1245
    @jodigraham1245Ай бұрын

    So glad to see you back on the beach!! Love this! ❤

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! ❤️

  • @trinawright4137
    @trinawright4137Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @debbiemurrell3632
    @debbiemurrell3632Ай бұрын

    My favorites are the lightning whelk, calico scallops and the tulips.

  • @marytorres70
    @marytorres70Ай бұрын

  • @abbyW
    @abbyWАй бұрын

    My favorite of your finds was the albino nutmeg. It’s my favorite shell, I’d love to find a large dark brown one.

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Yes me too!

  • @debbiejones6265
    @debbiejones6265Ай бұрын

    My favorites are the lightening welks, tulips, sand dollars and moonsnails. I went to Keewaydin also but a different tour company. But the island is amazing with all the shells. I actually had to send a box of shells home ahead of my flight. lol

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Omg that’s amazing!! Thank you for watching Debbie!

  • @shirleyadkins4254
    @shirleyadkins4254Ай бұрын

    Luv it

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @debbiemurrell3632
    @debbiemurrell3632Ай бұрын

    Also love sand dollars.

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Me too!!

  • @beckypollard9853
    @beckypollard9853Ай бұрын

    Nice video. But, both male and female whelks have left handed apertures and only abnormal whelks are right handed and a rare find. Large Whelks are female and the males die at half she mature size. Cant believe you had the place to yourselves. Beautiful location!

  • @saraclark8611

    @saraclark8611

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you added this comment, I was just starting to make the comment and saw you had already mentioned it 👍

  • @nancycross2228

    @nancycross2228

    Ай бұрын

    The Cockle is actually an Atlantic Giant Cockle..not a prickly cockle..

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the comment Becky!

  • @danielletilliepoledance

    @danielletilliepoledance

    Ай бұрын

    They might’ve just been trying to explain the difference between lightning whelk and pear whelk and that might’ve been confusing.

  • @shelldiva13

    @shelldiva13

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the comment Danielle!

  • @deniseyoung5385
    @deniseyoung5385Ай бұрын

    Not a hoof or a hoof shell. They are called Slipper shells (they kinda resemble a house slipper) and also sometimes called a boat because they will float on top of the water like a little kayak. The large ones are the females and the smaller ones are the males and the males will attach on top of the females which attach to other shells, and if the female dies, the males can change into females. I think you were confusing two different things about the Lighting Whelks and whether they are male or female. All lightning whelks are sinistral (left-handed or left facing opening) but the very large ones are always female because they have to grow big to be able to have enough energy to lay eggs but the males stay relatively small in comparison. Not necessarily that they don’t live as long, but they just don’t keep growing and growing the way the females do. I think the females of the slippers are bigger for the same reason, to lay eggs, but I don’t think that the male Lightning Whelks can just decide ok, well I guess I have to be the mom now. 😂 The main whelks you will find in SWF that are right facing are going to be Pear Whelks, but up in the Carolinas you can also find Channel Whelks occasionally and Keiner Whelks (which are a species of Knobbed Whelks) are the most common in the Carolinas. Knobbed Whelks look a lot like a mirrored version of the Lightning Whelks but the stripes are no where near as prominent.